The Insider

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Laurence Bargery, Co-founder and CTO at accuRx,

accuRx have played a key role in communications throughout the pandemic and the business has grown a phenomenal rate over the past 12 months.

Growing at pace in technology is a huge challenge and we discuss the lessons learnt. 

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Ana Jakimovska, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Culture Trip.

After a testing year in the travel industry we discuss the challenges faced leading a technology team in London and Tel Aviv. 

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Ricky Doyle, Founder and CEO of Practice Labs.

Ricky is leader who strongly believes in empowering his team. In this episode we discuss how  this has helped during the past 12 months.

The Insider is back!

And back with a cracking new episode to start the new season with Nigel Wilson, Director and General Manager at Scott Logic.

In this episode we discuss the challenges faced leading a growing consultancy through the pandemic that has resulted in opening a new office in Leeds this year.

On this weeks episode of The Insider (and last of the year) I was joined by Ben Brown, the Head of  Engineering at Intuit.

Ben gave some great insights into initiatives that keep his team productive working remotely as well as how he will plan a "back to office" strategy.

Open and honest, Ben is a lovely guy who is really easy to speak with.  Great way to round off the first series.

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Kirk Miller.

Kirk isn’t a Tech Leader, he’s an elite body transformation specialist. However, he works with a number of business leaders around the globe, many of which are household names.

The reason Kirk is so successful working with business leaders is he focusses on mindset and mental awareness  before any diet plan or weights are lifted.

Currently many technical leaders are concerned for their teams wellbeing while working from home. This is something Kirk's clients are always talking about howeverin the world we live in today it is vital we are looking after our own mental first.

I have suffered from my own mental health issues in the past, Kirk was someone who helped me back into positive habits.

Different to the normal pod but an important message listeners can learn from.

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Simon Tarry.

Simon has recently left Ticketmaster after nine years, most recently as Director of Technology Strategy.

Simon is a great guy and we had a fascinating discussion around innovation, the skills shortage in tech and strategy to get your business working collaboratively.  

On this weeks episode of The Insider I was joined by Amardeep Sirha, the Co-Founder and  Head of Delivery at AmarTi.

Amardeep is actually my business partner after starting AmarTi earlier this year - who knew we were starting a business at the beginning of a global pandemic! :-)

I love Amardeep's story. She was a teacher for 8 years before moving into technology as a Business Analyst with Sky. She had never considered working in technology however discovered her skills from her teaching were transferable and has never looked back.

Amardeep is an advocate of diversity in tech and her story is something I believe many Tech Leaders can learn from.

Amardeep is also open to anyone who would like to discuss any of her points in more detail - [email protected]

On this weeks episode of The Insider I spoke with Mat Barrow, Managing Director at X-Lab.

Mat has had a very busy 6 months! X-Lab have found themselves on the front line in the Covid response and the business has doubled in size. What has been really interesting is how the business has grown remotely but embraced diverse thinking from the team. This has come from hiring graduates with different backgrounds as well as team members all over the country.

In the episode Mat talks about the importance of looking after the team's mental health when growing at pace.

On this weeks episode of The Insider I spoke with Jason Englebrecht, Chief Technology Officer at Munich Re.

Jason is a great guy who is incredibly passionate about innovation. In this episode we discuss the importance of innovation both internally and externally and how to ensure your team is engaged and working  in collaboration.